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Datang Mobile in Partnership With Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese Flagship Company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Makes Successful bid for China Mobile TD-SCDMA Network
Tuesday April 10, 9:08 am ET
PARIS, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datang Mobile and Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) flagship company in China today announced that they have made a successful bid to provide TD-SCDMA(i) network solutions to Chinese service provider, China Mobile as part of China Mobile's TD-SCDMA trial network expansion program.
Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell plan to deploy TD-SCDMA network solutions for China Mobile in Shanghai and in the southern city of Guangzhou. Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide the Node B equipment to be used in the network.
Third-generation (3G) TD-SCDMA technology enables operators to offer subscribers high-quality mobile voice and high-speed data services including Internet access, video streaming and remote access to corporate applications. Operators are also able achieve greater efficiency in managing their networks, a capability that enables them to more rapidly expand network capacity, meet growing demand, and introduce new applications as they become available.
"We are very pleased that China Mobile has considered us for deployment of its TD-SCDMA network," said Tang Ruan, President of Datang Mobile. "Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell enjoy a long-term strategic partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA and have worked diligently to advance its development. In the process, our companies have acquired in-depth experience with TD-SCDMA technology and enjoy significant advantages because of this. We are confident that we will be able to deploy and support a next-generation network that meets China Mobile's expectations."
The successful outcome of this bid affirms Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Datang's positions as leading providers of TD-SCDMA solutions and serves to validate the advantages these solutions deliver.
"Having the opportunity to work with Datang Mobile in providing China Mobile with a TD-SCDMA network is a significant achievement for us," noted Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent's activities in Asia Pacific. "It is an affirmation of the key role we play in the development of TD-SCDMA and a recognition of the experience we have acquired in deploying 3G networks around the world. We look forward to continuing to provide service providers with innovative solutions and comprehensive service support for next- generation mobile networks."
TD-SCDMA, initially developed by Datang Mobile, has been officially recognized as an international standard for third-generation (3G) mobile communications. Alcatel Shanghai Bell has made a long-term commitment to the development and promotion of TD-SCDMA within China and worldwide. In 2004, Alcatel Shanghai Bell entered into a strategic partnership with Datang Mobile to further the development of TD-SCDMA and as part of that agreement made an investment in Datang of Euro 25 million to acquire shares and further TD-SCDMA industrialization
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About Datang Mobile
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd (Datang Mobile), registered and established in Beijing on February 8, 2002, is one of the core members of the Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group. Taking its excellent innovation and long-term accumulation, Datang Mobile is dedicated to the research and development of TD-SCDMA, a homegrown international 3G standard. With the operating principle of 'joint development, virtual manufacture and entrusted operation', and on the basis of it's self-own core intellectual property right and the whole series products including infrastructure and terminal, Datang Mobile is committed to providing the total solution for the customers in the area of public and private communication networks.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: alcatel-lucent.com
About Alcatel Shanghai Bell
Alcatel Shanghai Bell is a central enterprise directly managed by State Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), and the first foreign-invested company limited by shares in telecommunications industry in China, with extensive global resources. The multi-billion dollar telecom technology leader delivers end-to-end telecommunications solutions and high-quality services, covering the fixed, mobile networking, broadband access, intelligent optical networking, multimedia solutions and network applications. It also has a key international R&D centre with full access to Alcatel-Lucent's global technology pool, developing original technology for use in China and export to Alcatel-Lucent's customers worldwide. Its production and manufacturing centre has advanced techniques and equipments. Its most extensive sales and support networks cover China nationwide and more than 50 countries overseas. It is the only company capable of meeting the global needs of Chinese customers.
Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts:
Regine Coqueran, Tel :+33-(0)1-40-76-49-24
regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com
Mark Burnworth, Tel :+33-(0)1-40-76-50-84,
mark.burnworth@alcatel-lucent.com
Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations:
Pascal Bantegnie, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-52-20,
pascal.bantegnie@alcatel-lucent.com
Maria Alcon, Tel: +33-(0)1-40-76-15-17, maria.alcon@alcatel-lucent.com
John DeBono, Tel: +1908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com
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Source: Alcatel-Lucent
QUALCOMM and Alcatel Enter into a CDMA Infrastructure Patent License Agreement
July 16, 2002 — SAN DIEGO and PARIS -- July 16, 2002 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), a leading global supplier of telecommunications infrastructure, today announced that they have signed a CDMA equipment patent license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Alcatel a worldwide license under QUALCOMM's CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell third-generation (3G) WCDMA (UMTS) and TD-SCDMA infrastructure equipment.
As part of the agreement, Alcatel has granted QUALCOMM a royalty-free, worldwide license under Alcatel's patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell semiconductor components for incorporation into wireless CDMA and multimode CDMA equipment.
"QUALCOMM is pleased to license Alcatel, a premier worldwide equipment manufacturer to develop, manufacture and sell WCDMA and TD-SCDMA wireless infrastructure products using QUALCOMM's patents," said Steve Altman, president of QUALCOMM Technology Licensing. "This agreement further validates the strength of QUALCOMM's patent portfolio and applicability to WCDMA, also known as UMTS, and TD-SCDMA."
"This license strengthens Alcatel's leadership position as an enabler of mobile data and 3G CDMA wireless services," said Marc Rouanne, president of Alcatel's Mobile Networks activities. "We are now, more than ever, well positioned to provide mobile operators with field-proven 3G solutions with everything in place, from UTRAN, Core network, ATM switches to Open service Platform and Software solutions."
Alcatel's UMTS radio infrastructure (UTRAN) offering is developed and produced by Evolium SAS, the joint venture between Alcatel and Fujitsu. This joint venture leverages Alcatel's expertise in GSM, GPRS and EDGE as well as in ATM and IP technologies, and combines it with the advanced experience of Fujitsu as supplier of NTT DoCoMo, which has a commercial UMTS network in service since October 2001.
Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of EURO 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™ (BREW™) applications platform; QChat™ push-to-talk technology; Eudora® e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar™ system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® and OmniExpress®. QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in theS&P500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001, and most recent Form 10-Q.
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QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS, OmniExpress and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. BREW and QChat are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
QUALCOMM Contacts:
Christine Trimble, Corporate Public Relations
1-(858) 651-3628 (ph) 1-(858) 651-5873 (fax)
e-mail: publicrelations@qualcomm.com
or
Julie Cunningham, Investor Relations
1-(858) 658-4224 (ph) 1-(858) 651-9303 (fax)
e-mail: jcunningham@qualcomm.com
Alcatel Contacts:
Klaus Wustrack, Public Relations
+33 (0)1 40 76 11 56 (ph)
e-mail: klaus.wustrack@alcatel.com
or
Régine Coqueran, Public Relations
+33 (0)1 40 76 49 24 (ph)
e-mail: regine.coqueran@alcatel.com
or
Claire Pedini, Investor Relations
+33 (0)1 40 76 13 93 (ph)
e-mail: claire.pedini@alcatel.com
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